Analyzing Storage Usage

Use the charts on the Storage dashboard to analyze storage usage.

See the following sections:

Total Storage: Usage Table

Location: On the Storage dashboard at Customer Level. Click Personalize charts to open the Personalize list. In the Total Storage vs. Entitlement section, select Total Storage: Usage, then click Apply.

The Total Storage: Usage table shows the storage usage by service, environment, category, and subcategory, as well as the total storage usage across all your organization's services, based on the latest collected data.

Each record in the table shows the following information for the corresponding service:

  • Collection Date: Specifies the date when the data was collected.

  • Service: Specifies the service for which these metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.

  • Environment: Specifies the environment for which these metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.

  • Category: Provides high-level information about the type of storage used, such as database, code, etc.

  • Subcategory: Provides more detailed information about the type of storage used.

  • Used Storage (GB): Indicates the storage space usage for each subcategory.

Storage Usage by Service Chart

Location: On the Storage dashboard at Customer Level. The Storage Usage by Service chart is displayed by default.

The Storage Usage by Service report provides insight into the distribution of the amount of storage used among your organization's services. The Storage Usage by Service report can be useful in identifying services that are consuming a disproportionate amount of storage, which can be helpful in organizations where different internal groups are responsible for different services.

Chart View: The chart view shows a breakdown of storage usage by service, as a percentage of total storage usage, for all your organization's services.

Click Open Table View in the lower right corner of the chart to open the Storage Usage by Service table view in expanded mode.

Table View: The table view lists all your organization's services. It displays the number of environments for each service, the total storage used by the environment, and the percentage of total storage that the service uses:

  • Collection Date: Specifies the date when the data was collected.

  • Service: Specifies the service for which the storage usage metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.

  • Number of Environments: Indicates the number of environments included in the service.

  • Used Storage (GB): Indicates the storage space usage for each service.

  • % of Total Storage: Indicates the percentage of storage space used by each service out of the total storage space available.

Exadata: Usage Table

Location: On the Storage dashboard at Customer Level. Click the Personalize charts to open the Personalize list. In the Exadata section, select Exadata: Usage, then click Apply.

Note

This report is available only for customers with Exadata machines.

The Exadata: Usage table shows the amount of logical space used by the databases associated with the Exadata machine. To generate this report, select the device from the Machine drop-down list above the table.

Each record in this table provides the following information:

  • Date: Specifies the date when the report was generated.

  • Exadata Box Name: Specifies the Exadata device the report was generated for.

  • Environment Label: Specifies the environment associated with the Exadata device.

  • Disk Group: Specifies the database and recovery space.

  • Used Space (GB): Specifies the usage for the disk group without including mirroring.

Exalogic: Usage Table

Location: On the Storage dashboard at Customer Level. Click Personalize charts to open the Personalize list. In the Exalogic section, select Exalogic: Usage, then click Apply.

Note

This report is available only for customers with Exalogic machines.

The Exalogic: Usage table shows the amount of physical space used from the filer associated with the Exalogic machine. To generate this report, select the device from the Exalogic Box Name menu.

Each record in this table provides the following information:

  • Exalogic Machine: Specifies the Exalogic device the report was generated for.

  • Date: Specifies the date when the report was generated.

  • Environment Label: Specifies the environment associated with the Exalogic device.

  • Used Space (GB): Specifies the usage for the environment without including mirroring.

Storage: Usage Table

Location: On the Storage dashboard for a selected environment. The Storage: Usage chart is displayed by default.

Note:

This report is available only for customers with the following storage categories: Managed Cloud @Oracle, Technology Cloud @OCI-C and @Customer.

The Storage: Usage table shows the storage usage and allocation by resource, mount point and host across all your organization's environments, based on the latest collected data.

Depending on the type of environment, each record in the table shows the following information:

  • Environments:

    • Collection Date: Specifies the date when the data was collected.

    • Customer Name: Specifies the customer for which the storage usage metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.

    • Service Name: Specifies the service for which the storage usage metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.

    • Environment Name: Specifies the environment for which the storage usage metrics were collected from Oracle Enterprise Manager.

    • Category: Provides high-level information about the type of storage used, such as database, code, etc.

    • Host Name: Specifies the host the mount point is associated with.

    • Mount Point: Indicates storage as seen by the host.

    • Used Storage (GB): Indicates the storage space usage for each mount point.

    • Storage Owned By: Indicates the owner of a specific storage unit, either Oracle or the customer.